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    School bus crashes after hitting black ice

    School bus crashes after hitting black ice

    A school bus driver and a child are in Hawke's Bay hospital after the vehicle hit black ice and skidded into a line of trees this morning near Maraekakaho.

    Woman in hospital after alleged stabbing

    Police at the scene on Whanui Place. Photo: RNZ/Nicky Park

    Woman in hospital after alleged stabbing

    A woman has been hospitalised after an alleged stabbing in the Auckland suburb of Māngere Bridge.

    Man jailed for years of sexual abuse, exploitation

    Vulnerable teen exploited, sexually abused

    A teenager with a head injury who suffered years of sexual abuse says he’s angry and hopes the man responsible will be jailed for “a long time”.

    Debt and deceit: Couple flee country amid unpaid bills

    Debt and deceit: Couple flee country amid unpaid bills

    An acquaintance of a couple who ran the French bakery Le Posh said they appear to have fled the country suddenly, leaving a household of personal items.

    Luxon defends voting changes

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

    Luxon defends voting changes

    The Prime Minister says the public still have plenty of time to get enrolled to vote despite scrapping same-day enrolment for elections.

    Billboard camera footage used by NZTA

    Photo: RNZ

    Billboard camera footage used by NZTA

    Footage from cameras in billboards at city intersections have been secretly used by the NZ Transport Agency for the first time to spot cars and trucks.

    Schools in literacy crisis, advocacy group warns

    Educators say recent cohorts of teenagers entering secondary schools have had unusually numbers...

    Schools in literacy crisis, advocacy group warns

    Schools have told advocacy group Lifting Literacy Aotearoa they are struggling with record numbers of students with poor literacy.

    Baby dies after pharmacy gives wrong dosage

    Bellamere Duncan died at Starship Hospital on 19 July. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

    Baby dies after pharmacy gives wrong dosage

    A two-month-old baby died following an overdose after she was allegedly given medication at an adult dosage by a pharmacy.

    Strip club forced to remove posts about women suing firm

    Women at the Wellington Calendar Girls club were told to clear out their lockers after attempting...

    Strip club forced to remove posts about women suing firm

    The owners of the Calendar Girls strip clubs have been forced to take down posts identifying dancers suing the firm.

    Winter driving: 'Is three minutes worth your safety?'

    Icy roads have prompted warnings from police and local MP Joseph Mooney. Photo: Supplied/Joseph...

    Winter driving: 'Is three minutes worth your safety?'

    The Rental Vehicle Association has urged motorists to be cautious on the roads, as cold winter days are making conditions challenging.

    Battered Tasman in for more rain as warnings, watches issued

    MetService said there was a front moving east across the country which was expected to bring...

    Battered Tasman in for more rain as warnings, watches issued

    In a gloomy start to the week several severe weather warnings have been issued, with high winds and heavy rain expected from late Monday into early Wednesday.

    Funding to councils to be throttled for using too many road cones

    Road cones mark works near the intersection of Rattray and MacLaggan Sts in central Dunedin....

    Funding to councils to be throttled for using too many road cones

    The government will require councils to use fewer road cones, or miss out on government funding for roads.

    'Strong evidence to act': Calls grow for social media age limit

    File photo: Getty Images

    'Strong evidence to act': Calls grow for social media age limit

    A University of Auckland senior research fellow is calling for social media platforms to introduce enforced age limits, to help protect young people from harm.

    Bottom-slapping, back-touching lawyer censured

    A New Zealand Law Society standards committee said the unnamed lawyer's behaviour risked...

    Bottom-slapping, back-touching lawyer censured

    A lawyer who slapped a junior male colleague on the bottom and touched a female colleague’s lower back during a social function has been censured.

    Firefighters at scene of blaze at Auckland's Westgate Mitre 10

    Photo: Googlemaps

    Firefighters at scene of blaze at Auckland's Westgate Mitre 10

    Firefighters are responding to a fire at a Mitre 10 hardware store in the Auckland suburb of Westgate.

    'Silly games': Peeni Henare on passport design changes

    Tāmaki Makaurau candidate Peeni Henare campaigning at Ōtara Market. Photo: RNZ/Jessica Hopkins

    'Silly games': Peeni Henare on passport design changes

    The Labour MP told media during his campaigning for the Tāmaki Makaurau seat that the government is playing silly games by changing the design of the passports.

    Grower built swamp 'shanty' to harvest cannabis plot

    Huntly men Jason Evans and Jayson Woods were charged after police discovered their cannabis...

    Grower built swamp 'shanty' to harvest cannabis plot

    A drug grower built a makeshift structure on the edge of a lake so he could row out and check on his cannabis plots, which he claims were at some point worth more than $200,000.

    Bible verses, crypto trades and grief: Inside Deluny's diaries

    Julia DeLuney was found guilty of killing her mother, Helen Gregory. Photo: RNZ

    Bible verses, crypto trades and grief: Inside Deluny's diaries

    Convicted murderer Julia DeLuney's diaries reveal the highs and lows of cryptocurrency trading, her plans for a Remuera home to retire in, and her grief following the death of her mother.

    Search resumes for missing West Coast tramper

    Roy Arbon. Photo: Supplied

    Search resumes for missing West Coast tramper

    The search will resume today for a West Coast beekeeper who helped to recover bodies after the Erebus disaster and was later the victim of a drug smuggling scam after the 75-year-old went missing.

    Councillor brushes off Israeli woman’s hate crime accusation

    Nandor Tanczos

    Councillor brushes off Israeli woman’s hate crime accusation

    A Whakatāne district councillor says he was both surprised and amused to learn from police he had been accused of a hate crime by a woman in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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